yield
- podlehnout, podvolit se
BrE
/
'ji:ld/
AmE
/
'ji:ld/
verb, formal
-
to agree to do something that you don't want to do, usually because you have been forced to
animal shelter
- zvířecí útulek
BrE
/
'ænɪməlˌʃeltə/
AmE
/
'ænəməlˌʃelt̬ər/
noun
-
a place that provides a temporary home for animals that have been badly treated, not wanted or lost
in the first place
- v prvé řadě, především, vůbec
BrE
/
ɪn ðə 'fɜ:st ˌpleɪs/
AmE
/
ɪn ðə 'fɜ:rst ˌpleɪs/
phrase
-
to begin with, a phrase used to refer to something that should have been said at the beginning
audit
- revidovat, (pře)kontrolovat, zkontrolovat
BrE
/
'ɔ:dɪt/
AmE
/
'ɑ:dɪt/
verb
-
to make an official examination of an organization's accounts to make sure that they have been done correctly
gold rush
- zlatá horečka
BrE
/
'gəʊldˌrʌʃ/
AmE
/
'goʊldˌrʌʃ/
noun
-
a sudden movement of many people to an area because they've heard that gold has been found there
so
- tedy, takže
BrE
/
'səʊ/
AmE
/
'soʊ/
adverb
-
an adverb used at the beginning of a sentence to connect it with what has been said before
swelling
- otok, oteklina, zduřenina, boule
BrE
/
'swelɪŋ/
AmE
/
'swelɪŋ/
noun
-
a place on the body or skin which becomes bigger because it has been hurt, hit, injured etc.
veto
- vetovat
BrE
/
'vi:təʊ/
AmE
/
'vi:t̬oʊ/
verb
-
to refuse to accept a new act etc. when it has been approved of by the parliament etc.
acknowledgement
- potvrzení, stvrzení
BrE
/
ək'nɒlɪdʒmənt/
AmE
/
ək'nɑ:lɪdʒmənt/
noun
-
a document, letter etc. which admits that something is true, that something has been done, received, noticed etc.
acquit
- zprostit viny, osvobodit
BrE
/
ə'kwɪt/
AmE
/
ə'kwɪt/
verb
-
to make a formal statement that someone is not guilty of something which he has been accused of
biased judgement
- předpojatý rozsudek
BrE
/
'baɪəst dʒʌdʒmənt/
AmE
/
'baɪəst dʒʌdʒmənt/
noun
-
a decision of a judge that has been based on unfair favouring of a group of particular people
reworking
- předělání, přepracování
BrE
/
ˌri:'wɜ:kɪŋ/
AmE
/
ˌri:'wɜ:rkɪŋ/
noun
-
the process of improving a speech, piece of writing, etc., or something that has been changed in this way
ozone hole
- ozonová díra
BrE
/
'əʊzəʊnˌhəʊl/
AmE
/
'oʊzoʊnˌhoʊl/
noun
-
an area of the atmosphere where the amount of ozone has been reduced, harmful radiation can pass through it
odd
- navíc, nadbytečný
BrE
/
'ɒd/
AmE
/
'ɑ:d/
adjective
-
not matching, not part of a set or pair, what is left over when everything else has been used
stock
- balík karet (ve hře)
BrE
/
'stɒk/
AmE
/
'stɑ:k/
noun
-
a pile of cards on the table that you use in a game, especially those that haven't been dealt